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ReviewInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife2025

Microorganisms in wild European reptiles: bridging gaps in neglected conditions to inform disease ecology research.

Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola, Selene Rubiola, Anna Cerullo, Andrea Basciu, Claudia Massone, Thomas Zabbia, Jean Lou Cm Dorne, Pier Luigi Acutis, Daniele Marini

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Review in International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Ophidiomycosis Prevalence and Disease Ecology in a Natrix tessellata (Laurenti, 1768) Population From Northern Italy.Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2026
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  3. Preliminary Screening forMicroorganisms · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Matteo Riccardo Di NicolaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154, Turin, Italy.
Selene RubiolaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, L.go Braccini 5, Grugliasco, Turin, 10095, Italy.
Anna CerulloIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154, Turin, Italy.
Andrea BasciuWAY4WARD, Via Ruggero Bonghi 11/B, 00184, Roma, Italy.
Claudia MassoneIndependent Researcher, Via Romana, 06126, Perugia, Italy.
Thomas ZabbiaIndependent Researcher, Via Ungaretti, 22030, Orsenigo, Italy.
Jean Lou Cm DorneMethodological and Scientific Support Unit, European Food Safety Authority, Via Carlo Magno 1A, 43100, Parma, Italy.
Pier Luigi AcutisIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154, Turin, Italy.
Daniele MariniDepartment of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18A, 75236, Uppsala, Sweden.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Europe, reptiles remain among the vertebrates least addressed by conservation actions, despite being significantly impacted by human activities and environmental changes. Pathogenic microorganisms represent an additional yet poorly investigated threat to these animals, largely due to limited veterinary interest, which traditionally prioritises captive species over wild populations. Consequently, comprehensive studies on the pathogens affecting European wild reptiles remain sparse and fragmented, providing limited guidance for conservation strategies or health risk assessments. This review synthesises the current knowledge on potentially pathogenic microorganisms (namely bacteria, fungi, protozoa

Indexed as

ApicomplexaBacteriaEmerging Infectious DiseasesFungiLizardsPathogenReptiliaVirus

Identifiers

PMID40688180
PMCPMC12275881

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